Many of you may have questions about the difference between top grain leather and genuine leather. But what exactly do these mean? When you're buying your fancy leather briefcase, jacket, or shoes, you should know exactly what to look for in your leather. Well today I would like to shed some light in this area of understanding hoping to make the difference between the two clear to you.

Full grain leather is a full body leather, with all the imperfections and inherent toughness of the material. It is one of the most natural and durable leather on the market.

It's often used for heavy-duty leather items, like weapon holsters and utility belts. But it can also be used (with great success) for dress belts, briefcases, dress shoes, work boots, and numerous other leather goods.

Full-grain is hard-as-nails leather that will develop a rich patina as it ages, looking more and more beautiful as you use it. It's widely recognized as the best and highest-quality leather money can buy.Often much more expensive, full-grain pays dividends with its durability. If you invest in an item made with full-grain leather, you will probably have that item for the rest of your life if you take care of it properly.

For leather lovers who prefer to keep their top grain leather without scratch or burn, you can buy a leather milk product to keep your leather conditioned and without scars, I personally love the scars, I think they offer character and tell a deep story of love.

Genuine leather doesn't just mean that the product is made of real leather (which it is), but it also means it is thelowest quality of all products made out of real leather.

Genuine leather is a highly processed leather.

Genuine leather is scaled back to a very thin substance and usually dyed heavily and sometimes it is painted, stamped, or sealed causing it to look almost "pleathery" if you will.

Genuine leather products are designed to last on its best day for about a year maybe two before you start seeing wear and tear, most of the time genuine leather is non repairable. This grade of leather is acceptable if you're just buying something cheaply and don't care too much about its quality. It won't last very long, so it probably shouldn't be something you use every day.

My name is Mitzi Galason, CEO of Legacy Design Group, Interior Designer and Mommy of Addison, Kaden, Isaiah, Jonathan and Rebecca, and MANY other children around the world. I grew up in the small town of Duck Hill, Mississippi. If you have ever heard my husband Ken talk about it, you would know that he swears it is the center of the universe. He would ask you something like this, "Have you heard the story of Adam and Eve?" Jokingly most people say yes! Ken would respond with something like this, "Well Duck Hill is where the story of Adam and Eve took place." To this day, I have not figured out if Ken's perspective is a good thing or a bad thing, but for me, I find it to be great truth in the aspect of my life personally. For me, Duck Hill, Mississippi is the beginning, it is where my story began, and I am forever grateful that God chose for me this community to establish my foundation and my beginning.

I grew up in a home where we didn't have an abundance of things and life wasn't always a bouquet of roses. I faced many challenges in my life, but these challenges and the choices that I made throughout my Journey are what made me the person I am today and for that, I wouldn't change a thing. My prayer is that the Lord uses my testimony in the lives of many across the world to reach people for His Glory. When people see me, I want them to know that I am a broken mess in the hands of a Creator that restores and gives broken new beginnings. I am the person I am today because the Lord never gave up on me. I am also thankful that He chose to use my family as well as the community of believers who never gave up on me to breath life, hope and who loved me in the midst of my darkness.

The roots of my foundation run deep in the rich soil of Mississippi, and the people of my community as well as people in communities around the world have invested so much into this little heart of mine, creating a passion for people and a desire to give back in ways that are beyond my level of comprehension. May God be Glorified....